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Forest S ta t i s t i cs for the Northern Coastal Plain of North Carolina 1974

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FOREWORD

This r epor t h igh l igh t s t h e p r i n c i p a l f ind ings of t h e four th inventory of t h e timber resource i n t h e Northern Coas ta l P l a i n of North Carol ina. The inventory was s t a r t e d i n Ju ly 1973 and completed i n May 1974. Three previous inventor ies , completed i n 1937, 1955, and 1963, provide statis- t i c s f o r measuring changes and t r ends over t h e pas t 37 years . I n t h i s repor t , t h e primary emphasis i s on t h e changes and t r ends s ince 1963.

Forest Resources Research, au thor ized by t h e McSweeney-McNary Fores t Research Act of 1928, i s a continuing, nationwide undertaking by t h e r eg iona l experiment s t a t i o n s of t h e Fores t Service, USDA. I n F lo r ida , Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, Fores t Resources Research i s administered through t h e Southeastern Fores t Fxperiment S t a t i o n wi th headquarters at Ashevalle, North Carolina. The ob jec t ive of the s tatewide timber inven to r i e s i s t o p e r i o d i c a l l y measure and evalua te the timber resource . These inventor ies provide information on t h e ex ten t and condit ion of t h e f o r e s t lands, volume of timber, and r a t e s of timber growth and removals. These d a t a and evalua t ions he lp provide a b a s i s f o r the formulation of f o r e s t p o l i c i e s and programs and the o rde r ly development and use of t h e resource.

The 23-county a r e a covered by t h i s r e p o r t i s one of four survey u n i t s i n North Carolina. A comparable r e p o r t , "Forest S t a t i s t i c s f o r t h e Southern Coastal P l a i n of North Carolina, 1973," USDA Fores t Service Resource B u l l e t i n SE-26, was issued i n January 1974. S imi lar r e p o r t s f o r t h e o ther two u n i t s w i l l be i ssued as the inventory progresses. When completed, t h i s inventory w i l l provide updated s t a t i s t i c s on the timber resource f o r a l l of North Carolina.

The Southeastern S t a t i o n g r a t e f u l l y acknowledges t h e cooperat ion and a s s i s t a n c e provided by t h e North Carol ina Fores t Service of t h e S t a t e Department of N a t u r a l and Economic Resources and by t h e Weyerhaeuser Company i n t h e c o l l e c t i o n of t h e f i e l d da ta . Appreciat iou i s a l s o expressed f o r t h e exce l l en t cooperation of o ther pub l i c agencies and p r i v a t e landowners i n providing information and access t o t h e sample loca t ions .

&- JOE P. M c C m Pro jec t Leader

Since 1963 i n t h e Northern Coastal P la in of North Carolina--

--area of commercial f o r e s t land has decreased by 137,500 ac res , o r more than 3 percent . Some 173,300 ac res of commercial f o r e s t were d ive r t ed t o o ther land uses, while only 35,800 a c r e s of new f o r e s t were added. Well over half of t h e d ive r s ion was t o a g r i c u l t u r a l use, p r imar i ly new cropland es t ab l i shed i n t h e count ies south of Albemarle Sound. Altogether , 4 . 1 m i l l i o n ac res , o r 6 1 percent of t h e t o t a l land a rea , were c l a s s i f i e d as commercial f o r e s t .

--both t h e a r e a s of commercial f o r e s t land owned by farmers and f o r e s t i n d u s t r i e s have decl ined by 1 5 percent o r more. The dec l ine i n farmer-owned woodland w a s widespread, whereas most of t h e indus- t r y l o s s is a t t r i b u t e d t o a s i n g l e land t r a n s a c t i o n involving a major wood-using company. Area of commercial f o r e s t land owned by o ther p r i v a t e owners increased from s l i g h t l y over 1.0 t o 1.3 m i l - l i o n ac res , or by 28 percent . The acreage of pub l i c ly owned f o r - e s t land, which accounts f o r l e s s than 5 percent of t h e t o t a l , has changed l i t t l e .

--more than 43 percent of t h e land now c l a s s i f i e d as commercial f o r - e s t has been t r e a t e d o r s i g n i f i c a n t l y d is turbed. More than 800,000 of these a c r e s were harvested. and some 200.000 harvested ac res

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were subsequently a r t i f i c i a l l y regenerated. Altogether , only about 260,000 a c r e s were a r t i f i c i a l l y regenerated over t h e l l - y e a r period, and more than 90 percent of t h i s t r e e p lan t ing was on fo res t - indus t ry lands. I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e ac res harvested or a r t i f i c i a l l y regener- a ted , almost 700,000 a c r e s experienced e i t h e r th inning, s tand i m - provement, drainage, o r s i t e prepara t ion . F i n a l l y , about 225,000 ac res un t rea ted by man were s i g n i f i c a n t l y d i s tu rbed by insec t s , d iseases , w i l d f i r e , o r o ther damaging agents .

--average b a s a l a r e a of a l l l i v e t r e e s 5.0 inches d.b.h. and l a r g e r has increased from 67 t o 73 square f e e t p e r a c r e of c o m e r - i a l f o r - e s t land. This high average stand dens i ty i s a t t r i b u t e d i n p a r t t o t h e f a c t t h a t bottomland hardwood s tands , which a r e of ten densely stocked, occupy almost 28 percent of t h e commercial f o r e s t . Never- t h e l e s s , s tocking has increased, and only 20 percent of t h e comrner- c i a 1 f o r e s t i s l e s s than 60 percent stocked wi th growing-stock t r e e s . Area occupied by sawtimber s tands has decreased by a m i l - l i o n ac res ; t h e r e f o r e , most of t h e s tocking inc rease has been i n polet imber and s a p l i n g and seedl ing s tands .

--volume of softwood growing stock has decreased by almost 0.8 b i l - l i o n cubic f e e t , o r 3 percent , because of a marked inc rease i n t i m - be r removals i n r ecen t years . Between 1955 and 1963, t h e softwood inventory had increased by almost 11 percent . This turnabout i s h ighly s i g n i f i c a n t i n t h a t it has occurred ex tens ive ly ac ross most

counties , s e v e r a l species , and most diameter c l a s ses . Volume of l o b l o l l y p ine , t h e a r e a ' s most important t imber species , was down almost 9 percent . Percentage volume reduct ions i n cypress and shor t l ea f p ine were even g r e a t e r . Volume of a l l o ther softwood spec ies was up, wi th most of the ga in i n pond p ine . By diameter c l a s s , p r a c t i c a l l y a l l t h e ga in was i n t h e 6- and 8-inch c l a s s e s . volume of softwood sawtimber has decl ined from 11.3 t o 10.7 b i l - l i o n board f e e t , o r by more than 5 percent .

--volume of hardwood growing s tock has increased from 2.9 t o 3.1 b i l l i o n cubic f e e t , o r by 7 percent . This was about t h e same r a t e of inc rease t h a t occurred between 1955 and 1963. Although t h e hardwood s i t u a t i o n i s somewhat b e t t e r than t h a t described f o r s o f t - wood, some of i t s t r ends a r e a l s o negat ive. For example, volume of blackgum and tupe lo was down by 11 percent , and volume i n t r e e s 15.0 inches d.b.h. and l a r g e r w a s down by 5 percent when a l l hardwood spec ies were grouped. I n f a c t , t h e volume of hardwood s a w t i m - ber , which had increased by 3 percent between 1955 and 1963, has b a r e l y he ld i t s own at 8.5 b i l l i o n board f e e t . D i s t r i b u t i o n of the hardwood volume has s h i f t e d not iceably t o smal ler t r e e s and t o such spec ies as oak and yellow-poplar.

--net growth of growing stock t o t a l e d 231 m i l l i o n cubic f e e t and averaged 56 cubic f e e t per a c r e of commercial f o r e s t land. Although annual growth increased a hea l thy 29 percent s ince t h e previous s u r v e y , - i t has not kept pace with the - inc rease i n softwood removals i n r e c e n t yea r s . S l i g h t l y over ha l f of the growth was hardwood; ye t , 60 percent of t h e volume removed w a s softwood. A s a r e s u l t , removals of softwood growing s tock exceeded growth by 19 percent i n 1973, By ownership c l a s s , 17 percent of t h e growth occurred on lands owned o r leased by f o r e s t i n d u s t r i e s , 79 percent on o ther p r i v a t e lands, and t h e remaining 4 percent on publ ic lands. Across a l l spec ies and ownership c l a s ses , t he ne t growth included 881 m i l - l i o n board f e e t of sawtimber.

--removals of growing s tock t o t a l e d 228 m i l l i o n cubic f e e t and included 938 m i l l i o n board f e e t of sawtimber. This means t h a t annual removals have increased by more than 50 percent s ince t h e previous . - survey. By ownership c l a s s , 34 percent of the removals were from lands owned o r leased by f o r e s t i n d u s t r i e s , 65 percent from other p r i v a t e lands, and only about 1 percent from publ ic lands. A l - though t h e overcut of softwood was g r e a t e s t on indus t ry lands, it a l s o occurred t o a l e s s e r ex ten t on f a r m woodlands. Altogether , softwood removals exceeded n e t growth i n 15 of t h e 23 counties .

- -mor ta l i ty of growing s tock t o t a l e d 37 mi l l ion cubic f e e t , which i s l e s s than two-thirds of t h e l o s s determined i n t h e previous survey. Nevertheless , m o r t a l i t y i n 1973 reduced t h e gross growth by almost 14 percent . By species group, 56 percent of the mor ta l i ty w a s s o f t - wood. T o t a l m o r t a l i t y included 92 m i l l i o n board f e e t of sawtimber.

HOW THE FOREST SURVEY I S MADE

The method of survey i s e s s e n t i a l l y a sampling procedure designed t o provide r e l i a b l e s t a t i s t i c s p r imar i ly f o r S t a t e s and Survey Units . Indiv id- u a l county s t a t i s t i c s a r e presented s o t h a t any combination of count ies may be added together u n t i l t h e t o t a l i s l a rge enough t o meet the des i r ed degree of r e l i a b i l i t y . The b a s i c s t eps of t h e survey procedure were as f o l l a r s :

1. I n i t i a l e s t ima tes of f o r e s t and nonforest a reas were based on the c l a s s i f i c a t i o n of 23,588 sample c l u s t e r s systemati- c a l l y spaced on t h e l a t e s t a e r i a l photographs a v a i l a b l e . A subsample of 2,502 of t h e 16-point c l u s t e r s was ground checked, and a l i n e a r r eg ress ion was f i t t e d t o t h e d a t a t o develop t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p between t h e photo and ground c l a s s i f i c a t i o n of t h e subsample. This procedure provides a means f o r a d j u s t i n g t h e i n i t i a l es t imates of a r e a f o r change i n land use s ince d a t e of photography and f o r photo misc lass i - f i c a t i o n s .

2. Estimates of t imber volume and f o r e s t c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s were based on measurements recorded at 1,493 ground sample loca- t i o n s sys t emat i ca l ly d i s t r i b u t e d wi th in t h e commercial f o r - e s t land. A 10-point c l u s t e r of p l o t s , measured wi th a b a s a l a r e a f a c t o r of 37.5 square f e e t per ac re , w a s system- a t i c a l l y spaced on an a c r e at each of these sample loca t ions . Trees l e s s than 5 inches d.b.h. were t a l l i e d on a por t ion of t h e f ixed-radius p l o t s around t h e poin t cen te r s .

3. Equations prepared from d e t a i l e d measurements co l l ec ted on s tanding t r e e s at 22 sample loca t ions i n t h e Northern C o a s t a l p l a i n of North Carolina, and s i m i l a r measurements taken throughout t h e Southeast , were used t o compute t h e volumes of i n d i v i d u a l t a l l y t r e e s . A mirror c a l i p e r and sec- t ionala luminum po les were used t o ob ta in t h e a d d i t i o n a l measurements on s tanding t r e e s requi red t o cons t ruc t t h e volume equations.

4. Fe l l ed t r e e s were measured a t 32 a c t i v e c u t t i n g opera t ions t o provide u t i l i z a t i o n f a c t o r s f o r product and spec ies groups and t o supplement t h e s tanding tree-volume study.

5. Estimates of growth, removals, and m o r t a l i t y were determined from the remeasurement of 1 ,461 permanent sample p l o t s which were e s t ab l i shed i n t h e t h i r d survey.

6. Ownership information was c o l l e c t e d from l o c a l contac ts , correspondence, and publ ic records. I n those count ies where t h e sample missed a p a r t i c u l a r ownership c l a s s , temporary sample p l o t s were added and measured t o describe t h e f o r e s t condi t ions wi th in t h e ownership c l a s s .

7. A l l f i e l d d a t a were sen t t o Ashevi l le f o r e d i t i n g and were punched i n t o cards and s to red on magnetic t ape f o r machine computing, s o r t i n g , and t abu la t ion . F i n a l es t imates were based on s t a t i s t i c a l summaries of t h e da ta .

RELIABILITY OF THE DATA

S t a t i s t i c a l a n a l y s i s of these d a t a ind ica te s t h e fol lowing sampling e r r o r s i n terms of one standard e r r o r (two times out of t h r e e ) :

Percent

Per mi l l ion a c r e s of commercial f o r e s t land - - - - - - 1.17 Per b i l l i o n cubic f e e t of growing s tock - - - - - - - - 5.40 Per b i l l i o n cubic f e e t of net annual growth - - - - - - 1.02 Per b i l l i o n cubic f e e t of annual removals - - - - - - - 2.62

SAMFL /NG ERRORS f OR COb'NTY AND ON/ T TUTAL 5,' / N TERMS OF ONE STANDARD ERROR

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W H E R E : E = S A M P L I N G E R R O R O F T H E V O L U M E OR A R E A T O T A L I N Q U E S T I O N .

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I N V E N T O R Y 1 G R O W T H R E M O V A L S

DEFINITIONS OF TERMS

Acceptable trees.--Growing-stock t r e e s of comerc ia l species t h a t meet specified standards of s i ze and quali ty, but not qualifying as desirable t r ee s .

Basal area.--The area i n square fee t of the cross section a t breast height of a single t r e e or of a l l the t r e e s i n a stand, usually expressed as square fee t of basal area per acre.

Commercial forest land.--Forest land producing or capable of producing crops of indus t r ia l wood and not withdrawn from timber u t i l i za t ion .

Commercial species.--Tree species presently or prospectively sui table for indus t r ia l wood products.

Cropland.--Land under cul t ivat ion within the past 24 months, including orchards and land i n soil-improving crops, but excluding land cul t ivated i n developing improved pasture. Also includes i d l e farmland.

Desirable trees.--Growing-stock t r ee s of comerc ia l species having no serious defects i n qua l i ty l imit ing present or prospective use for timber products, of r e l a t i ve ly high vigor, and containing no pathogens tha t may r e su l t i n death or serious deter iorat ion before rotat ion age.

Diameter class.--A c lass i f ica t ion of t r e e s based on diameter outside bark, measured a t breast height (4% fee t above the ground). D.b.h. i s the common abbreviation for "diameter a t breast height." Two-inch diameter classes are commonly used i n Forest Survey, with the even inch the approx- imate midpoint for a c lass . For example, the 6-inch class includes t r ee s 5.0 through 6.9 inches d.b.h., inclusive.

Farm.--Either a place operated as a uni t of 10 or more acres from which - the sa le of agr icu l tura l products to ta led $50 or more annually, o r a place operated a s a u n i t of l e s s than 10 acres from which the sa le of agr icu l tura l products for the year amounted t o a t l e a s t $250.

Farm operator.--A person who operates a farm, e i ther doing the work him- se l f or d i r ec t ly supervising the work.

Farmer-owned lands.--Lands owned by farm operators.

Forest industry lands.--Lands owned by companies or individuals operating wood-using plants .

Forest land.--Land a t l ea s t 16.7 percent stocked by fores t t r e e s of any s ize , or formerly having had such t r e e cover, and not currently developed for nonforest use.

Forest type.--A c lass i f ica t ion of fores t land based upon the species forming a p lu ra l i t y of l ive- t ree stocking.

Longleaf-slash pine.--Forests in which longleaf or slash pine, s ingly or i n combination, comprises a p lu ra l i t y of the stocking. (common associates include oak, hickory, and gum.)

Loblolly-shortleaf pine.--Forests i n which lob lo l ly pine, shortleaf pine, o r other southern yellow pines, except longleaf or s lash pine, singly or i n combination, comprise a p lu ra l i t y of the stocking. (common associates include oak, hickory, and gum.)

Oak-pine . --Forests i n which hardwoods (usually upland oaks ) comprise a p lu ra l i t y of the stocking but i n which pines comprise 25 t o 50 percent of t he stocking. (common associates include gum, hickory, and yellow-poplar . ) Oak-hickory.--Forests i n which upland oaks o r hickory, singly or i n combination, comprise a p lu ra l i t y of the stocking, except where pines comprise 25 t o 50 percent, i n which case the stand would be c lass i f ied oak-pine . (~ommon associates include yellow-poplar , elm, maple, and black walnut. )

Oak-gum-cmress.--Bottomland forests i n which tupelo, blackgum, sweetgum, oaks, o r southern cypress, singly or i n combination, comprises a p lu ra l i t y of t he stocking, except where pines comprise 25 t o 50 percent, i n which case the stand would be c lass i f ied oak-pine. omon on associates include cottonwood, willow, ash, elm, hackberry, and maple.)

Elm-ash-cottonwood.--Forests i n which elm, ash, o r cottonwood, singly or i n combination, comprises a p lu ra l i t y of the stocking. (common associates include willow, sycamore, beech, and maple. )

Gross growth.--Annual increase i n net volume of t r e e s i n the absence of cut t ing and mortali ty.

Growing-stock trees.--Live t r ee s of commercial species qualifying as de- s i rab le or acceptable t r ee s .

Growing-stock volume.--Net volume i n cubic fee t of growing-stock t r e e s 5.0 inches d.b.h. and over from a 1-foot stump t o a minimum 4.0-inch top diameter outside bark of the cen t ra l stem, or t o the point where the cen t ra l stern breaks into limbs. (Net volume i n primary forks i s included. )

Hardwoods.--Dicotyledonous t rees , usually broad-leaved and deciduous.

Soft hardwoods.--Soft-textured hardwoods such as boxelder, red and s i l ve r maple, buckeye, hackberry, loblolly-bay, s i l ve rbe l l ( in mountains ), butternut, sweetgum, yellow-poplar, cucumbertree, magnolia, sweetbay, water tupelo, blackgum, sycamore, cottonwood, black cherry, willow, basswood, and elm.

Hard hardwoods.--Hard-textured hardwoods such as Florida and sugar maple, birch, hickory, dogwood, persimmon (forest grown), beech, ash, honeylocust, holly, black walnut, mulberry, all commercial oaks, and black locust.

Idle farmland.--Includes former croplands, orchards, improved pastures and farm sites not tended within the past 2 years, and presently less than 16.7 percent stocked with trees.

Improved pasture.--Land currently improved for grazing by cultivation, seeding, irrigation, or clearing of trees or brush.

Industrial wood.--All roundwood products except fuelwood.

Land area.--The area of dry land and land temporarily or partly covered by water such as marshes, swamps, and river flood plains (omitting tidal flats below mean high tide); streams, sloughs, estuaries, and canals less than 118 of a statute mile in width; and lakes, reservoirs, and ponds less than 40 acres in area.

Logging residues.--The unused portions of trees cut or killed by logging.

Miscellaneous Federal lands.--Federal lands other than National Forests, lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, and Indian lands.

Miscellaneous private lands - corporate.--Lands owned by private corpora- tions other than forest industry.

Miscellaneous private lands - individual.--Privately owned lands other than forest-industry, farmer-owned, or corporate lands.

Mortality.--Number or sound-wood volume of live trees dying from natural causes during a specified period.

National Forest land.--Federal lands which have been legally designated as National Forests or purchase units, and other lands under the adminis- tration of the Forest Service, including experimental areas and Bankhead- Jones Title 111 lands.

Net annual growth.--The increase in volume for a specific year.

Net volume.--Gross volume less deductions for rot, sweep, or other defect affecting use for timber products.

Noncomercial forest land.--(a) Unproductive forest land incapable of yielding crops of industrial wood because of adverse site conditions, and (b ) productive-reserved forest land.

Noncommercial species.--Tree species of typically smll size, poor form, or inferior quality which normally do not develop into trees suitable for industrial wood products.

Nonforest land.--Land t h a t has never supported fores t s and lands formerly forested where timber management i s precluded by development for other uses.

Nonstocked land.--Commercial forest land less than 16.7 percent stocked with growing-stock t r ee s .

Other Federal lands.--Federal lands other than National Forests, including lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and other Federal agencies.

Other public lands. --Publicly owned lands other than National Forests.

Overstocked areas.--Areas where growth of t r e e s i s s ignif icant ly reduced by excessive numbers of t r e e s .

Poletimber t r ee s . --Growing-stock t r e e s of commercial species a t l ea s t 5.0 inches in d.b.h. but smaller than sawtimber s ize .

Productive-reserved fores t land. --Forest land suf f ic ien t ly productive t o qualify a s commercial fo res t land, but withdrawn fromtimber u t i l i za t ion through s t a tu t e o r administrative designation.

Rangeland.--Land on which the na tura l plant cover i s composed pr incipal ly of native grasses, forbs, o r shrubs valuable for forage.

Rotten trees.--Live t r e e s of commercial species t h a t do not contain a t l e a s t one 12-foot saw log, o r two noncontiguous saw logs, each 8 fee t o r longer, now or prospectively, primarily because of r o t o r missing sections, and with less than one-third of the gross t r e e volume in sound material.

Rough t rees . - - (a ) Live t r e e s of commercial species t h a t do not contain a t l e a s t one 12-foot saw log, o r two noncontipous saw logs, each 8 f ee t o r longer, now or prospectively, primarily because of roughness, poor form, s p l i t s , and cracks, and with l e s s than one-third of the gross t r e e volume in sound material; and ( b ) a l l l i v e t r e e s of noncommercial species.

Salvable dead trees.--Standing o r down dead t r ee s t h a t are considered mer- chantable by Forest Survey standards.

Saplings.--Live t r e e s 1.0 t o 5 .0 inches in diameter a t breast height.

Sa-.--A log meeting m i n i m u m standards of diameter, length, and defect, - including logs a t l ea s t 8 fee t long, sound and s t ra igh t , and with a minimum diameter inside bark for softwoods of 6 inches (8 inches for hardwoods).

Saw-log portion.--That pa r t of the bole of sawtimber t r e e s between the stump and the saw-log top.

Saw-log top.--The point on the bole of sawtimber t r e e s above which a saw log cannot be produ-ed. The minimum saw-log top i s 7.0 inches d.0.b. fo r softwoods and 9.0 inches d.0.b. fo r hardwoods.

Sawtimber t r ee s . --Lj.ve t r e e s of commercial species containing a t l ea s t a 12-foot saw log, o r two noncontiguous saw logs, each 8 f e e t o r longer, and with a t l ea s t one-third of the gross board-foot volume between the 1-foot stump and minimum saw-log top being sound. Softwoods must be a t l ea s t 9.0 inches and hardwoods a t l ea s t 11.0 inches i n diameter a t breast height.

Sawtimber volume.--net volume of the saw-log portion of l i v e sawtimber i n board-foot Internat ional 114-inch ru le .

Seedlings. --Live t r e e s l e s s than 1.0 inch in diameter a t breast height t h a t a r e expected t o survive and develop.

S i t e class.--A c lass i f ica t ion of fo re s t land in terms of inherent capacity t o grow crops of indus t r ia l wood based on f u l l y stocked na tura l stands.

Class 1.--Sites capable of producing 165 o r more cubic fee t per acre annually.

Class 2.--Sites capable of producing 120 t o 165 cubic f ee t per acre annually.

Class 3.--Sites capable of producing 85 t o 120 cubic f ee t per acre annually.

Class 4.--Sites capable of producing 50 t o 85 cubic feet per acre annually.

Class 5.--Sites incapable of producing 50 cubic fee t per acre annually, but excluding unproductive s i t e s .

Softwoods.--Coniferous t rees , usually evergreen, having needles o r scale- l i k e leaves.

Pines. - --Yellow pine species which include loblol ly , longleaf, slash, shortleaf, pitch, Virginia, Table -Mountain, sand, and spruce pine.

Other softwoods.--White pine, hemlock, cypress, eastern redcedar, white- cedar, spruce, and fir.

Stand-size class.--A c lass i f ica t ion of fores t land based on the s i ze c lass of growing-stock t r e e s on the area.

Sawtimber stands. --Stands at l e a s t 16.7 percent stocked with growing- stock t rees , with half or more of t o t a l stocking in sawtimber o r poletimber t r ee s , and with sawtimber stocking a t l ea s t equal t o poletimber stocking.

poletimber stands.--Stands at l e a s t 16.7 percent stocked with growing- stock t r e e s of which half o r more of t h i s stocking i s in poletimber and sawtimber t r ee s , and with poletimber stocking exceeding t h a t of sawtimber .

Sapling-seedling stands.--Stands a t l ea s t 16.7 percent stocked with growing-stock t r ee s of which more than half of the stocking i s sap- l ings and seedlings.

S ta te , county, and municipal lands.--Lands owned by States, counties, and loca l public agencies or municipalities, or lands leased t o these aovern- mental units for 50 years or moEe.

Stocking.--The degree of occupancy of land by t rees , measured by basal area or the number of t r e e s i n a stand :~nd spacing i n the stand, compared t o a minimum standard, depending on t r e e s ize , to fu l ly u t i l i z e the growth potent ia l of the land. (see page 12 . )

Timber removals.--The net volume of growing-stock t r ee s removed from the inventory by harvesting; cu l tura l operations, such as stand improvement; land clearing, or changes i n land use.

Unproductive forest land.--Forest land incapable of producing 20 cubic fee t per acre of indus t r ia l wood under natural conditions, because of adverse s i t e conditions

1Jpper-stem portion.--That par t of the main stem or fork of sawtimber t r ee s above the saw-log top t o a minimum top diameter of 4.0 inches outside bark or t o the point where the main stem or fork breaks in to limbs.

Urban and other areas.--Areas within the lega l boundaries of c i t i e s and towns; suburban areas developed for res ident ia l , industr ia l , or recre- a t iona l purposes; school yards; cemeteries; roads; railroads; a i rpor ts ; beaches; powerlines and other rights-of-way; or other nonforest land not included i n any other specified land use c lass .

AVERAGE 74.9 7 5 . 4 86.0 7 4 .O

Cffb'/C FEE/' DF WOOD PEH AVfffAGF C0ffD IEA'Cf ffL'/NG BARK/

D . B . H . CLASS

ALL SPECIES OTHER I HARDWOOD I ' I N E I SOFTWOOD

C O U N T Y T A B L E S

T O T A L 6,692,098 4,146,307 4,110,379 34,172 1,756 2,545,791 ' F R O M U . S . B U R E A U OF - G E C E N S U S , L A N D AND WATER AREA OF T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S , 1 9 7 0 .

I N C L U D E S 5 7 . 4 0 9 A C R E S OF WATER A C C O R D I N G TO S U R V E Y S T A N D A R D S OF AREA C L A S S I F I C A T I O N BUT D E F I N E D B Y B U R E A U OF THE C E N S U S A S L A N D .

T A B L E I . - A 8 F A , B Y /AND CJASS AND COOMY, /974

COUNTY

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

B E A U F O R T 528,640 337.745 337,745 -. . . -- -- 190,895 B E R T I E 446,720 319,754 319.754

- - -- 126,966

CAMDEN 152,960 97.680 97,680 55,280 C A R T E R E T 343,040 236 936 231,823 4,858

.. 255 --

106 I04 CHOWAN 110,720 58:099 58,099

. . . . 52:621

C R A V E N 447,360 333,361 333.361 . .

113,999 C U R R l TUCK 157,440 79.181 77,876 I , 305 78,259 D A R E 250.240 175,868 156.426 18.615

.. 807 . .

74.372 EDGECOMBE 326 400 153,397 153 397

.. . . 173,003

G A T E S 215:680 156,206 156:206 .. . .

59,474 H A L l F A X 460.814 277,185 277.185

.. . . 183,629

H E R T F O R D 225,920 145.722 145.722 . .

80.198 H Y D E 392,320 245,536 244,864 672

. . . . 146,784

MART l N 291,200 188,452 188.452 .. -.

102.748 N A S H 346.710 182,616 182.616

. . . . 164,094

N O R T H A M P T O N 345,732 210,029 210,029 -.

135,703 P A M L 1 CO 220,800 148,411 147.115 1,356

.. -. 72,329

P A S O U O T A N K 145,920 72.178 72,178 . . .-

73,742 P E R Q U M A N S 167,440 86,672 86.672

. . .- 70,768

P l T T 419,200 198,825 198,825 220,375 T Y R R E L L 249,600 216,555 213,411 2,605 539 33,045 W A S H I N G T O N 217,242 121,358 :16,462 4.741

. . 155 .-

95,884 W I L S O N 240,000 104.481 104,481 135.519

A L L L A N D '

N O N F O R 5 S T L A N D

F O R E S T L A N D

T O T A L C O M M E R C I A L F O R E S T

U N P R O D U C T I V E F O R E S T

P R O D U C T I V E - R E S E R V E D

I , "0 I ON I I , I Ob I m- I I -N N m - - -

P (ON

ooar 10 "000 1 m

NON

2 u z - + 0 L -

1 L > - L 3 0 "

0 x m L x W + Z Z 0

t r U r n 0 a 4 4 r 2

E W 3 I X E I O C X A 0 6 O W Z = Z Z + O Q O Z 4 " O - 2 Z L - L - W W Q W - " ' " L L L - L-23 W - O 0 ? r n + ~ > ~ W W W - ~ W L = I - ~ ~ o ~ c L m +

a = Z = O a E = 0 r > ~ n = W ~ I W L - E m 2 ~ Y ~ 4 ~ ~ 3 Q ~ a a w > 4 a O Q Q W - ' 4 - m m U " U U U n W O T T 1 I Z Z a a ~ e r S S

T A B L E 4. --AKEA OF COA/MEBC/AL FOHEST LAND, BY STAND-S/ZE CLASS AND COUNTY, /974

B E A U F O R T B E R T l E CAMDEN C A R T E R E T CHOWAN C R A V E N CURR l TUCK D A R E EDGECOMBE G A T E S H A L l F A X H E R T F O R D H Y D E MART l N N A S H N O R T H A M P T O N P A M L l CO P A S Q U O T A N K P E R Q U I M A N S P l T T

COUNTY

, , , ,

T Y R R E L L W A S H I N G T O N W I L S O N

T O T A L 4 , 1 1 0 , 3 7 9 1 , 7 1 1 , 5 4 2 1 , 1 3 4 , 4 3 7 1 , 1 5 3 , 7 5 2 1 1 0 , 6 4 8

A L L S T A N D S

S T A N D - S I Z E C L A S S

S A W T I M B E R I P O L E T I M B E R / ~ ~ ~ ~ / ~ ~ G N O N S T O C K E D A R E A S

TABLE 6 . - - A f t 3 Of COMM.RC/AL FOREST LAND, BY STOCX/NG CLASSES OF GRO,V/M-STOCK TREES, BY COUNTY, /974

COUNTY ALL

CLASSES

STOCKING PERCENTAGE'

6 0 - 9 9 LESS 1 1 6 . 7 - 5 9 [ T H A N 1 6 . 7 OVER 1 3 0 1 0 0 - 1 3 0

SOFTWOOD T Y P E S : 'WHITE P I N E - H E M L O C K . . -. -. . . . - . .

. . . - . . . . .- . . S P R U C E - F I R L O V G L E A F P I N E 3 2 , 3 8 6 4 . 1 7 8 5 , 3 9 0 9 , 0 8 8 5 , 2 9 4 8 , 4 3 6 S L A S H P I N E 5 , 5 4 7 . . . . 2 , 6 8 6 2 , 8 6 1 . - L O B L O L L Y P I N E 1 , 0 5 3 , 9 8 0 2 1 . 1 7 7 1 4 , 5 2 4 3 6 5 , 2 8 6 4 1 1 , 3 8 0 2 4 1 . 6 1 3 S H O R T L E A F P I N E 1 1 , 5 4 8 . . . - 2 . 9 2 4 5 . 6 2 0 3 , 0 0 4 V I R G I Y I A P I N E . . . - -. . . -- -. SAND P I N E . . . - - - . . .- . . E A S T E R V REDCEDAR . - -. . . . . -- . . POND P I N E 5 2 8 , 8 9 0 5 2 . 8 4 3 2 4 , 0 2 1 1 3 ! . 4 8 1 5 4 , 5 5 4 2 6 5 , 9 9 1 S P R U C E P I N E . . .- -. . . .. . . P I T C H P l N E . . . - - - . - . . -. T A B L E - M O U N T A I N P I N E . - . . . . . . -- . .

T O T A L 1 , 6 3 2 , 3 5 1 7 8 , 1 9 8 4 3 , 9 3 5 5 1 1 . 4 6 5 4 7 9 , 7 0 9 5 1 9 , 0 4 4

HARDWOOD T Y P E S : OAK-P I N E 6 0 6 , 6 2 8 2 4 . 3 5 8 8 , 4 6 7 1 2 9 , 6 0 8 2 5 2 , 3 0 8 1 9 1 . 8 8 7 O A K - H I C K O R Y 7 3 6 , 4 7 2 1 , 9 4 5 4 , 6 7 5 . . 4 4 . 3 5 4 . . 4 9 0 , 5 1 2 1 9 4 . 9 8 6 C H E S T N U T OAK . . . . .. . . S O U T H E R N SCRUB OAK .- . . . . . . -- . . OAK-GUM-CYPRESS 1 , 0 4 5 , 9 0 1 4 , 1 7 8 1 3 , 7 4 3 2 0 4 , 6 8 7 4 1 9 , 0 0 4 4 0 4 , 2 8 9 ELM-ASH-COTTONWOOD 8 9 , 0 2 7 -. . . 3 , 7 9 0 5 6 , 9 7 9 2 2 . 2 5 8 M A P L E - B E E C H - B I R C H -. . . . . . . -- . .

.- -- T O T A L 2 , 4 7 8 , 0 2 6 - 3 0 . 4 8 1 2 6 . 8 8 5 3 8 8 , 4 3 9 1 , 2 1 8 , 8 0 3 8 1 3 , 4 2 0

A L L T Y P E S 4 , 1 1 0 , 3 7 9 1 0 8 , 6 7 9 7 0 , 8 2 0 8 9 9 , 9 0 4 1 , 6 9 8 , 5 1 2 1 , 3 3 2 , 4 6 4

T A B L E I 0 . - AR,'A OF COMME~CIAL FOREST (AND, BY f o m r TYPE AND DWNERSH/P CLASS, /914 O W N E R S H I P C L A S S

N ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ L I O T H E R F O R E S T M I S C .

P U B L I C / I N D U S T R Y I F A R M E R I P R I V A T E F O R E S T T Y P E

T A B L E 1 I . A R K A OF COYYEffC/AL F U S T [AND, BY OWNCRSH/P AND STOCX/NB ClASSES Of B/IOW/NB-SIOCX I f f fFS, / 9 f4

O W N E R S H I P A L L S T O C K I N G P E R ~ E N T A G E '

............ A C / P E S . . . . . . - . . . . .

A L L O W N E R S H I P S

C L A S S E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . ACffS . . . - - . . . . . .

N A T I O N A L F O R E S T 1 0 8 . 6 7 9 2 . 2 3 3 1 8 , 3 1 1 4 5 . 2 4 5 2 6 , 8 2 5 1 6 . 0 6 5 OTHER P U B L I C 7 0 , 8 2 0 2 . 1 7 3 2 1 . 5 9 4 3 2 , 3 6 2 6 , 4 2 7 8 , 2 6 4 F O R E S T I N D U S T R Y 8 9 9 , 9 0 4 2 8 , 0 5 9 3 7 7 , 9 3 5 3 3 0 , 0 8 4 1 3 ! , 4 4 0 3 2 . 3 8 6 F A R M E R 1 , 6 9 8 , 5 1 2 7 2 , 3 3 3 5 9 7 , 0 1 9 7 3 5 , 9 1 1 2 8 2 , 3 8 9 1 0 . 8 6 0 M I S C . P R I V A T E 1 , 3 3 2 , 4 6 4 4 3 . 0 5 9 4 0 3 , 5 3 6 5 8 5 , 3 5 1 2 5 7 , 4 4 5 4 3 . 0 7 3

A L L O W N E R S H I P S 4 , 1 1 0 , 3 7 9 1 4 7 , 8 5 7 1 , 4 1 8 , 3 9 5 1 , 7 2 8 , 9 5 3 7 0 4 , 5 2 6 1 1 0 . 6 4 8 -

' S E E S T O C K I N G S T A N D A R D S ON P A G E 1 2 .

C L A S S E S O V E R 1 3 0 / 1 0 0 - 1 3 0 1 6 0 - 9 9 1 1 6 . 7 - J 9 I L E S S T H A N 1 6 . 7

P O L E T I M B E R T R E E S 1 , 7 7 5 , 4 2 5 5 4 9 , 3 2 2 3 4 , 9 7 8 8 4 3 , 8 4 1 347,284

A L L G R O W I N G - S T O C K T R E E S - 5 , 8 7 3 , 2 2 3 2 , 5 3 5 , 0 0 4 222 ,622 2 , 1 9 6 , 9 6 6 9 1 8 , 5 5 1

T A B L E I 2 . --YO[ UM.. O f /'/&BE8 ON COM.MERC/AL fO,?ES/ I AND, BY CLASS AND SPEC/ES GfUUP, /974

ROUGH T R E E S :

C L A S S OF T I M B E R

SPWT I M B E R - S I Z E T R E E S 1 2 0 , 1 1 7 7 , 0 1 1 560 78 ,899 3 3 , 6 4 7 P O L E T I M B E R - S I Z E T R E E S 2 9 6 , 6 1 2 1 5 , 8 0 7 1 , 5 7 0 1 6 5 , 4 8 2 1 1 3 , 7 5 3

T O T A L 416,729 22 ,818 2 ,130 2 4 4 , 3 8 1 1 4 7 , 4 0 0

R O T T E N T R E E S :

A L L

S A W T I M B E R - S I Z E T R E E S 185,798 1,445 14 ,108 145,625 P O L E T I M B E R - S I Z E T R E E S

2 4 , 6 2 0 30 ,885 101 196 2 5 , 3 5 4 5 , 2 3 4

T O T A L - 2 1 6 , 6 8 3 1 , 5 4 6 1 4 , 3 0 4 170 ,979 2 9 , 8 5 4 - S A L V A B L E D E A D T R E E S :

O T H E R S O F T H A R D S P E C I E S

S A W T I M B E R - S I Z E T R E E S 6 ,040 5 , 6 1 0 2 0 6 179 45 P O L E T I M B E R - S I Z E T R E E S 5 . 4 2 1 5 . 2 0 5 8 4 47 35

'INE SOFTWOOD 1 HARDWOOD ( HARDWOOD

. - - - T O T A L 11.461 10 ,815 290 276 00

T O T A L , A L L T I M B E R 6 , 5 1 8 , 0 9 6 2 , 5 7 0 , 2 6 3 2 3 9 , 3 4 6 2 , 6 1 2 , 6 0 2 1,095,885

- - - . - . . THOUSAND CUB/C FEET - - - - - - - S A W T I M B E R T R E E S :

S A W - L O G P O R T I O N 3 , 5 7 1 , 9 4 3 1 , 8 1 3 , 0 0 1 1 7 1 , 3 1 9 1 , 1 1 6 , 3 2 8 471 ,295 U P P E R - S T E M P O R T I O N 5 2 5 , 8 5 5 1 7 2 , 7 6 1 1 6 , 3 2 5 2 3 6 , 7 9 7 9 9 , 9 7 2 -

T O T A L 4 , 0 9 7 , 7 9 8 1 , 9 8 5 , 7 6 2 1 8 7 , 6 4 4 1 , 3 5 3 , 1 2 5 5 7 1 , 2 6 7

SOFTWOOD:

TABLE 1 3 . -N#AbBER OF GROY/NG-STOCK TREES ON COMMfRC/AL iOREST IAND, BY S/FC/ES AND O/AMEl f? CLASS, /9/4 -~

LONGLEAF PINE 4 , 7 9 0 1 , 6 1 9 1 , 2 4 5 5 7 7 642 3 1 9 2 1 3 5 1 - - 4 - -

SLASH PINE 2 , 3 5 9 1 . 5 8 1 7 3 2 46 .. .. - - . . -- . . --

SHORTLEAF PINE 4 , 8 0 5 2 0 5 6 1 , 3 5 6 7 5 9 405 174 3 1 I B -- - - - -

LOBLULLY P INE 1 3 9 , 9 3 2 4 8 : 6 5 0 3 2 , 7 6 1 1 9 . 5 7 5 1 5 , 0 8 5 1 1 , 0 4 1 6 , 8 3 3 3 , 5 2 4 1 . 4 3 0 1 , 0 1 3 20 POND PINE 7 4 , 5 4 0 3 5 , 4 1 8 1 9 . 2 4 0 1 1 , 1 0 8 4 , 5 5 2 2 , 3 5 8 I , 250 436 108 70 - -

V IRGIN IA P INE -- .. -. -- . . -- -. - - . . -- . . PITCH PINE .. - - -. -- -- .. - - -. -- . . --

TABLE-MOUNTAIN P INE -. . - -- .- -. -- -. - - . . - - .- SPRUCE PINE . . - - . . -- .. .- . . - - -- . . --

SAND PINE .. . . .- . . -- . . - - . . -- .. . . EASTERN WHITE P INE -- -- . . -- .. - - . . - - -- -. --

EASTERN HEMLOCK -- . . -- .. .. - - . . -- . . -- --

SPRUCE AND F I R -- .. -. .. .. .- . . -- . . -- --

BALDCYPRESS 6 , 1 8 8 1 , 3 9 9 1 , 2 0 2 1 , 0 1 3 1 , 0 4 4 8 1 1 5 0 9 3 5 0 217 232 11 PONDCYPRESS 6 0 5 7 8 146 133 114 6 2 4 0 I I 6 7 2 CEDARS 6 , 8 6 6 3 , 0 3 7 1 , 5 0 5 1 , 2 1 5 5 8 2 2 9 0 107 5 0 5 0 2 2 . .

- TOTAL SOFTWOODS 2 4 0 , 6 8 5 9 3 , 8 9 8 5 8 , 1 8 1 3 4 , 4 2 6 2 2 , 4 2 4 1 5 , 115 8 , 9 8 9 4 , 4 4 4 1 . 8 2 1 ~-p~p I , 348 -- 3 3

HARDH'OOD:

SPECIES

. . . . . . . . . . . . /"O*JA,"D . . . . . . . . . . - - -

ALL CLASSES

DIAMETER CLASS I INCHES AT BRE,\SJ HEIGHT I 1 3 . 0 - I I . 0 - 5 . 0 -

6 , 9 1 5 . 0 - I U. W 2 9 . 0 AND

8 ~g-.. ~- 1 0 . 9 7 . 0 - 9 . 0 -

12 .9 14 .9 1 6 . 9 1 8 . 9 - L m

TABLE I 4. Y O / YA/i Of A / L 1 /YE /8ECS ON CONNffT/Af IORCST LAND, B Y SFCC/ fS AA'O D i A N i T l K ClA55, /9/4 -.

DIAMETER CLASS l!Ge AT BREAST HEIGHT I SPECIES 5 . 0 - CLASSES g j 7 . 0 - 1 1 . 0 - / 1 3 . 0 - 1 5 . 0 - 1 7 . 0 - 1 9 . 0 - 2 1 . 0 - 2 9 . 0 AND

- 1 0 . 9 1 2 . 9 I 1 4 . 9 1 6 . 3 1 a . 9 2 0 . 9 L A R G E R .- . .~ ~

. . . . .................. . . . . - - - - - - . . . . . . . . . . . /WOSA,,,D C##/C ,re/

SOFTWOOD:

LONGLEAF PINE 5 2 . 4 7 0 3 , 8 9 6 8 , 5 5 1 6 . 5 6 1 1 2 , 0 5 5 1 0 , 5 0 6 8 , O I i 2 , 5 3 9 . . 2 9 0 -- SLASH P WE 7 , 2 5 6 3 , 7 3 4 3 , 2 2 3 2 9 9 - - . . . - - - . . -. . . SHORTLEAF P I N E 3 7 , 5 ? 5 4 , 8 8 9 9 , 2 6 7 9 , 2 1 6 7 , 2 1 6 4 , 7 0 2 I , 3 5 5 95C - - - - --

LOBLOiLY P N E : , 9 2 9 , 2 3 8 1 2 4 , 0 5 2 2 1 6 , 4 8 1 2 5 0 , 9 2 7 3 1 3 . 1 7 5 3 3 6 , 4 6 3 2 8 5 , 9 5 0 1 9 5 , 1 0 4 1 0 1 , 2 3 2 1 0 1 , 8 7 5 3 , 9 6 9 POND P I N E 5 3 2 , 6 3 9 8 7 , 4 7 0 1 0 3 , 6 6 7 1 2 6 , 8 3 9 8 1 . 6 3 3 5 8 , 0 4 0 4 3 , 2 1 6 2 0 , 1 2 7 6 , 5 5 5 5 , 3 4 2 .. V I R G I N I A P N L .. .- -- . . . . - - - - . . - - -- --

PITCH PINE TABLE-MOUNTAIN P I N E SPRUCE ? I N € SAND " I N E I S T E R N WHITE P I N E EASTERN HEMLOCK SPRUCE AND F I R . . .. -- . . . . . . - - . . -- -. --

BALDCYPRESS 1 5 5 . 8 8 5 4 , 6 7 4 1 0 , 2 5 6 1 4 . 0 6 2 2 1 . 7 0 1 2 3 , 6 6 9 2 0 , 4 6 7 1 8 , 8 1 8 1 5 , 2 2 2 2 1 , 7 9 7 5 , 2 1 9 PONDCYPRESS 1 4 . 3 1 9 3 0 5 1 , 6 9 0 1 . 6 3 B 1 . 9 7 9 1 , 7 5 4 2 . 1 1 1 7 8 7 1 , 0 8 5 1 , 5 5 7 1 , 4 1 3 CEDARS 6 8 , 8 5 2 9 , 0 3 6 1 0 , 7 8 3 1 7 , 6 5 7 1 1 , 6 0 7 8 , 7 6 2 3 . 7 3 7 2 , 7 2 0 2 . 9 6 6 1 , 5 8 4 - - .. .........

TOTAL SOFTWOODS 2 , 7 9 8 , 5 0 4 2 3 8 , 0 5 6 3 6 3 , 9 1 8 4 2 7 , 1 9 9 4 4 9 . 3 6 7 4 4 3 , 8 9 6 3 6 4 . 8 5 7 2 4 1 , 1 0 5 !?!,0GO 1 3 2 , 4 4 5 1 0 . 6 0 1 - HARDWOOD

SELECT WHITE OAKS 2 9 2 , 7 4 8 3 0 , 5 3 7 3 3 , 2 5 1 4 1 , 1 0 8 4 4 , 9 2 9 3 9 , 3 0 0 3 5 , 8 0 8 1 9 , 8 6 1 1 7 . 1 7 8 2 1 , 5 5 6 9 . 1 2 0 SELECT RED OAKS 5 5 , 9 7 6 3 , 0 9 0 4 . 5 9 5 5 , 8 3 0 6 , 5 4 2 3 , 6 1 9 6 , 7 3 1

-- - - - - 6 , 9 5 3 4 , 5 5 3 8 . 6 2 7 6 , 4 3 6

CHESTNUT OAK . . . . . . . - -. -- -- --

OTHER WHITE OAKS 7 9 , 8 1 7 5 , 2 4 3 8.91.1 8 , 3 0 0 1 1 , 9 2 7 8 , 8 7 8 8 , 1 4 1 5 , 1 2 4 2 , 1 1 8 1 4 . 5 7 8 6 , 5 9 1 OTHER RED OAKS 3 4 2 . 1 9 5 4 1 , 2 6 1 4 9 , 3 9 9 5 7 , 2 1 0 4 5 , 9 1 7 3 7 , 1 4 4 3 0 , 2 2 2 2 1 , 9 0 8 1 6 , 7 3 0 2 9 , 3 0 6 1 3 , 0 9 8 HICKORY 5 0 . 4 2 2 3 , 7 8 7 5 , 9 5 5 5 , 7 0 8 6 , 7 3 7 6 , 1 0 1 4 , 0 2 6

. . .. -- - - -- -. - - 5 , 3 5 3

- - 5 . 9 6 8

-- 5 , 9 4 7 8 4 0

YELLOW BIRCH . . . . HARD MAPLE 5 1 3 1 0 8 1 4 9 -. 2 5 6 . . . . . . -- -- -. SOFT MAPLE 4 9 5 9 4 7 8 7 4 2 3 9 2 7 3 8 8 2 , 0 9 8 7 1 , 4 8 6 5 2 , 7 9 3 3 8 , 0 3 7 2 5 , 0 8 5 2 1 , 4 0 1 2 2 , 0 1 8 2 , 8 6 8 BEECH 4 8 : 5 7 2 2 : 6 4 9 3 : 5 8 7 4 , 6 2 8 5 , 1 1 2 8 , 7 7 1 3 , 5 5 6 4 , 2 3 3 3 , 8 8 3 9 , 5 7 7 2 , 5 7 6 SWCETGUM 6 3 4 , 6 2 6 6 9 , 9 2 3 9 2 , 0 1 7 9 7 , 7 5 2 1 0 0 , 2 6 0 8 7 , 2 2 4 6 9 , 7 6 0 4 8 . 0 4 8 2 8 , 0 1 8 3 4 , 4 3 3 7 . 1 9 1 TUPELO AND BLACKGUM 1 , 0 8 8 , 7 5 7 8 3 , 4 5 9 1 2 3 , 5 5 2 1 4 4 . 4 5 7 1 5 1 , 7 7 3 1 5 4 , 0 7 4 1 2 8 , 2 3 0 1 0 8 , 3 8 1 6 3 , 2 7 3 9 3 . 4 9 3 3 8 , 0 6 5 ASH 1!1,456 2 0 , 3 6 7 2 3 , 2 4 5 2 0 , 7 2 1 1 6 , 2 7 4 1 2 , 5 5 3 7 , 3 1 2 6 , 3 1 5 2 , 4 1 7 l , E l ? 5 8 0 COTTONWOOD & 2 , 6 7 5 1 , 8 2 3 1 , 8 7 7 3 . 2 5 8 3 , 3 9 1 5 , 0 0 6 1 , 9 0 4 1 , 7 3 7 1 , 9 0 6 1 , 1 7 3 . . BASSWOOD .- . - - - - - - - -. - - - - -- -- --

YELLOW-POPLAR 2 0 5 , 4 1 6 1 2 , 5 6 8 2 2 , 9 2 8 2 7 , 4 8 6 3 2 , 8 2 3 2 9 , 1 3 1 2 3 , 0 2 5 1 8 , 5 0 4 1 2 , 1 7 7 2 3 , C 8 3 3 , 6 9 1 BAY AND MAGN0L:P 41 , 6 2 6 1 0 , 3 8 7 9 , 0 2 1 9 , 3 5 1 7 , 0 4 6 2 , 9 3 4 7 0 0 9 3 6 1 . 1 1 7 134 --

BLACK CHERRY 8 , 2 6 9 2 , 1 0 7 2 , 4 6 5 1 , 6 8 0 - - 1 , 5 5 5 -- - - - - 4 6 2 -. Bl ACK WALNUT 1 , 6 7 1 .- . . 6 0 9 5 7 3 4 8 9 . . . .~ . . - - . . SYCAMORE 7 , 5 9 4 2 0 1 7 9 7 7 4 0 7 6 7 422 1 , 5 1 0 64 1 7 4 0 1 , 7 3 2 4 4 BLACK LOCUST -- -- .- . . - - -- -- - - - - . . . . ELM 6 6 , 9 5 1 6 , 3 2 8 1 1 , 0 7 2 1 2 , 2 2 6 8 , 7 9 6 5 , 4 4 1 6 , 1 3 0 6 , 3 8 7 2 , 8 6 1 5 . 2 0 0 2 , 5 1 0 OTHER EASTERN HARDWOODS 1 5 1 , 9 0 0 5 2 , 2 5 4 3'1,452 2 1 , 2 5 4 1 4 , 2 3 2 1 0 , 6 6 4 3 , 5 4 7 4 , 8 4 5 I , 7 0 0 4 , 2 3 5 2 , 2 1 7

-

TOTAL HARDWOODS 31708.131 4 3 3 , 5 1 5 5 2 3 , 0 1 7 5 4 4 , 4 1 6 5 2 8 . H 4 1 4 6 6 , 0 9 9 3 6 8 , 6 9 9 2 8 4 . 3 1 1 1 8 5 , 5 4 0 2 7 7 , 8 6 6 9 5 , 8 2 7

LONGLEAF P I N E 5 2 , 4 7 0 3 , 8 9 6 8 , 5 5 1 6 , 5 6 1 1 2 , 0 5 6 1 0 , 5 0 6 8 , 0 1 1 2 , 5 9 9 .. 2 9 0 - -

SLASH PINE 7 1 5 1 3 , 6 2 9 3 . 2 2 3 2 9 9 -. -. . - -- -. -- -.

SHORTLEAF PINE 3 7 : 5 9 5 4 , 8 8 9 9 . 2 6 7 9 . 2 1 6 7 . 2 1 6 4 , 7 0 2 1 . 3 5 5 9 5 0 -- -. . .

LOBLOLLY PINE 1 , 9 2 2 , 2 5 7 1 2 2 0 5 8 2 1 4 5 1 2 2 5 0 , 3 7 9 3 1 2 , 1 6 8 3 3 6 , 2 3 3 2 8 5 . 9 6 0 1 9 5 , 1 0 4 1 0 1 , 0 4 0 1 0 1 , 0 1 0 3 . 7 9 3 POND P N E 5 1 5 , 6 1 1 8 1 : 1 1 0 9 8 : 1 8 7 1 2 3 , 3 5 0 8 1 , 0 8 1 5 7 , 6 7 3 4 2 . 1 8 6 2 0 , 1 2 7 6 , 5 5 5 5 . 3 4 2

. .

V I R G I N I A PINE .- .- -- . . .~ - ~ -- -- .. -. . .

PITCH P l N E . . . . .. - - -. . - .. . . -. . - .-

TABLE-MOUNTAIN P I N E -- -- .. . . . . -. .. .. -. -- -.

SPRUCE PINE . . -. -- . . .. . . .. -- .- -. . .

SAND P l N E .- .. .. -- - - . - . . . . -. .- . -

EASTERN WHITE P I N E .. .. -- - - . . . . .. - - .. -. . .

EASTERN HEMLOCK .. -- - - . . . . . . . . -. -- . - . .

SPHUCE AND F I R .. -. . - . . . . . . . . -- .. -. -.

BALDCYPRESS 1 4 3 , 7 5 2 4 , 3 9 1 9 5 3 1 1 3 , 2 0 7 2 0 , 6 7 8 2 2 . 2 8 5 1 9 , 7 1 3 1 7 , 9 9 8 1 4 , 2 6 2 1 9 , 9 3 2 1 , 7 5 5 PONDCYPRESS 1 1 , 1 7 1 3 0 5 1 : 1 2 6 1 , 6 3 8 1 , 9 7 9 1 . 1 5 4 1 . 6 2 8 3 3 6 I , 0 8 5 8 7 1 4 4 1 CEDARS 6 7 , 6 9 9 9 , 0 3 6 1 0 , 5 8 7 1 7 , 3 8 6 1 1 , 6 0 7 8 . 4 4 2 3 , 6 0 9 2 . 7 2 0 2 , 7 2 8 1 , 5 8 4 - -

TOTAL SOFTWOODS - 2 , 7 5 7 , 7 0 6 2 2 9 , 3 1 4 3 5 4 , 9 8 6 4 2 2 , 0 3 6 . 4 4 6 . 7 8 5 - 4 4 1 . 5 9 5 3 6 2 , 4 6 2 2 3 9 , 8 3 4 1 2 5 , 6 7 0 1 2 9 , 0 2 9 5 . 9 9 5

HARDWOOD:

SELECT 'WH!TE OAKS 2 7 9 , 9 3 5 2 7 , 9 2 1 3 1 , 1 2 8 3 9 , 4 3 6 4 3 , 5 3 5 3 8 , 6 4 9 3 4 , 9 7 8 1 9 , 1 3 6 1 6 , 3 8 7 2 1 . 0 5 4 7 , 7 1 1 SELECT RtD OAKS 5 3 , 7 2 6 2 . 7 1 1 4 , 4 5 7 5 , 6 7 7 6 . 2 1 6 3 , 4 8 8 5 . 9 8 3 6 . 9 5 3 4 , 3 9 6 7 , 9 4 5 5 , 9 0 0

. . CHESTNUT OAK .. -- . . . . -. .- - - .. -. .. OTHER WHITE OAKS 7 1 . 0 9 5 4 , 1 4 3 7 . 8 9 4 6 , 8 7 1 1 0 , 2 1 3 7 , 9 5 5 7 . 4 1 2 4 . 5 7 5 1 , 9 6 8 1 3 , 9 6 2 6 , 1 0 2 OTHER RED OALS 3 1 6 , 5 5 8 3 6 , 7 6 6 4 5 . 5 8 4 5 3 , 3 3 3 4 2 , 5 5 6 3 5 , 3 6 5 2 9 . 7 1 2 2 0 , 6 5 6 1 5 , 7 4 3 2 5 . 4 8 2 1 1 , 3 6 1 HICKORY 4 4 , 6 5 2 2 , 3 1 5 5 , 0 4 8 5 , 2 8 1 5 , 9 1 4 6 , 0 1 0 3 . 8 0 2 5 . 1 1 9 5 , 4 0 8 5 . 2 7 6 A79

.. YELLOW BIRCH - - - - . . -- . - . . - - .. -- --

HARD MAPLE 5 1 3 1 0 8 1 4 9 .. 2 5 6 -. .. . . -- -. . .

SOFT MAPLE 3 5 8 7 1 6 5 9 9 7 7 6 5 , 8 7 7 6 2 4 9 6 5 5 9 7 8 4 1 . 5 9 8 2 6 7 8 4 1 8 8 6 5 1 5 , 3 9 4 1 0 8 3 0 9 1 7 BEECII 3 5 : 2 5 7 I : 5 5 2 2 . 2 8 7 3 : 5 1 0 3 : 8 7 0 7 , 3 5 0 2 ' 5 8 3 3 : 6 2 1 2 , 9 2 6 5 : 5 1 2 2 . 0 4 0 SWEETGUM 5 8 2 , 8 7 2 6 0 , 0 8 6 8 2 . 6 6 0 9 1 , 4 0 9 9 1 , 4 3 5 8 1 . 1 6 7 6 6 : 4 6 3 4 6 . 8 9 3 2 6 , 3 7 3 3 0 , 9 4 4 5 , 4 4 2 TUPELO AND BLACKGUM 9 0 5 , 2 4 9 6 2 . 1 7 2 9 9 , 4 8 5 1 2 5 , 9 4 7 1 3 6 , 0 4 5 1 3 9 , 7 4 3 1 1 4 . 0 6 2 9 6 , 8 3 5 5 1 , 7 7 0 6 7 , 1 1 5 1 2 . 0 7 5 ASH 8 3 , 7 4 2 1 3 . 0 0 9 1 6 , 4 1 7 1 5 , 7 4 1 1 2 , 0 8 7 1 0 , 8 3 3 6 , 7 7 1 6 . 2 6 9 1 , 1 1 8 5 5 1 3 4 6 COTTONWOOD 2 1 , 1 2 3 1 , 3 1 8 1 , 4 3 0 3 , 2 5 8 3 . 3 9 1 4 , 6 2 7 1 . 9 0 4 1 , 7 3 1 1 , 9 0 6 1 , 5 5 2 -- BASSWDDD -- -. .. . - .. . . . - . . -- -. . .

YELLOW-POPLAR 1 9 9 , 9 6 6 1 1 , 4 6 2 2 2 , 4 5 0 2 1 , 0 9 3 3 2 . 5 8 6 2 8 , 5 1 9 2 2 . 8 8 5 1 8 . 0 7 6 1 2 , 0 6 7 2 1 , 9 3 4 2 . 8 9 4 BAY AND MAGNOLIA 2 6 , 5 2 0 6 , 1 8 6 4 , 9 3 8 6 , 8 3 6 4 . 9 2 0 2 , 1 3 0 4 6 9 5 2 9 5 1 2 -- . . BLACK CHERRY 4 , 8 0 1 1 , 0 8 7 I, 1 0 1 1 . 1 9 6 . . 1 , 4 1 7 - - . . -- .. . . BLACK &ALNUT 1 , 6 7 1 -. .- 6 0 9 5 7 3 4 8 9 - -

. . .- -. - -

SYCAMORE 6 , 2 7 3 2 0 I 4 5 0 5 4 2 7 6 7 2 8 8 1 . 5 1 0 64 1 7 4 0 1 . 1 3 4 . .

81~ACK LOCUST -- . . - - . . - - - - . . .- . - -. - -

ELM 5 6 , 1 9 4 3 , 8 7 3 8 , 9 3 5 1 0 , 7 8 3 6 2 4 2 4 , 8 8 0 6 , 1 3 0 5 , 5 8 9 2 . 8 6 1 4 , 6 2 3 2 . 2 7 8 OTHER EASTERN HARDWOODS -. 6 6 , 6 5 4 1 3 . 1 5 4 ....... 1 2 , 7 8 8 9 , 9 8 8 8 : 7 0 8 8 . 2 6 7 3 , 1 0 2 3 , 9 9 2 9 5 6 3 , 6 5 8 2 , 0 4 1 --

TOTAL HARDWOODS 3 , 1 1 5 , 5 1 7 3 0 8 , 0 4 1 4 1 3 , 0 7 8 4 1 0 , 0 0 6 4 6 5 , 2 9 2 4 2 2 . 7 1 5 3 3 4 , 5 5 0 2 5 9 , 4 9 2 1 6 1 , 1 2 5 2 2 1 , 5 7 2

LONGLEAF PINE 2 0 4 , 4 1 2 2 6 , 1 4 9 5 7 , 9 5 2 5 6 , 4 0 9 4 6 , 1 7 2 1 5 , 8 0 4 . . 1 , 9 2 6 . . SLASH PINE 998 9 9 8 - - -. .- . . - - . . .- SHORTLEAF PINE 9 9 , 7 0 3 3 2 , 6 3 4 3 1 , 0 2 6 2 3 , 0 6 0 7 , 4 5 5 5 , 5 2 8 . . .- .. LOBLOLLY PINE 7 , 9 6 6 , 0 2 6 8 7 8 , 0 0 5 1 , 3 7 4 , 9 3 0 1 , 6 8 7 , 2 2 7 1 , 5 7 1 , 0 0 4 1 , 1 4 4 , 6 2 3 6 2 2 , 7 2 5 6 6 0 , 6 2 6 2 6 , 8 8 6 POND PINE 1 , 5 4 8 , 4 1 0 4 6 7 , 0 8 6 3 6 7 , 1 5 6 2 9 2 , 6 3 6 2 3 1 , 0 2 8 1 1 6 , 7 6 8 3 9 , 8 8 4 3 3 , 8 5 2 -. V I R G I N I A P INE . . .. . . - - -. -- -. -. -. PITCH PINE .- . . . - -. . . . . -. - - . . TABLE-MOUNTAIN P INE ~. . . - - .. - - . . .. .. . . SPRUCE PINE - - . . . - . . -. . . . . .. .. SAND PINE . . - - . . .. .. - - . . . . .- EASTERN WHiTE P INE . . . - . . -. -. -- .- . . . . EASTERN HEMLOCK - - .- .- . . -. .. . . . . . . SPRUCE AND F I R . . -. . . - - . . -. -. -. . . BALDCYPRESS 6 0 5 , 2 5 4 3 7 , 7 5 6 7 7 , 4 0 5 9 6 . 3 7 5 9 4 . 9 6 6 9 2 , 7 2 2 7 7 , 9 5 0 1 1 6 . 6 9 4 1 1 , 3 8 6 PONDCYPRESS 4 4 , 7 1 0 5 . 2 8 6 7 . 7 1 8 7 , 9 0 2 7 , 9 6 3 1 , 7 6 0 5 , 9 6 2 5 . 2 3 5 2 , 8 8 4 CEDARS 2 2 3 , 2 4 3 6 6 , 4 3 0 5 2 , 4 3 5 4 3 , 0 1 8 1 9 . 6 4 5 1 5 , 6 7 1 1 6 , 1 8 2 9 , 8 6 2 . .

TOTAL SOFTWOODS 1 0 . 6 9 2 . 7 5 6 1 , 5 1 4 , 3 4 4 1 , 9 6 8 , 6 2 2 2 , 2 0 6 , 6 2 7 1 , 9 7 8 , 2 3 3 1 , 3 9 2 , 8 7 6 7 6 2 . 7 0 3 8 2 8 , 1 9 5 4 1 , 1 5 6

T A0 L E 1 6 . - - YO1 UMt O f SAY/'/KBE/P ON CUUKERC/AL fUflEST LAND, BY SPEC/.?$ AND D/AMF,'f8 ClASS, / f/4

HARDWOOD:

SPECIES

SELECT WHITE OAKS 7 9 4 . 8 3 9 . . 91 , 7 8 7 8 5 , 6 0 3 1 1 9 , 4 7 4 5 2 , 0 2 6 . .

1 4 1 , 3 6 7 1 5 1 , 6 0 2 1 5 2 , 9 8 0 SELECT RED OAKS 2 0 5 . 8 9 9

.. . - 2 1 , 5 8 0

. . 1 4 , 3 0 5

- - 2 6 , 9 7 6

CHESTNUT OAK . . .- . . 3 3 . 7 6 8

.. 2 3 , 2 3 0

-. 4 6 , 0 5 5 3 9 , 9 8 5

OTHER WHITE CAKS 2 5 9 , 5 0 6 . . 3 6 . 7 7 1 3 2 , 7 8 8 3 4 , 6 5 5 2 2 , 9 8 1 1 0 , 4 6 0 .. OTHER RED OAKS 8 4 6 , 5 5 2

8 1 , 9 0 7 3 9 , 9 4 4

.. 1 5 5 , 9 5 1 1 4 9 , 9 0 6 1 3 8 . 3 0 9 1 0 2 , 5 5 0

HICKORY 8 3 , 5 2 7 1 4 4 , 9 5 4 7 1 , 3 5 5

1 4 7 . 5 4 9 - - . .

1 9 , 9 5 1 ..

2 4 , 2 5 4 ..

1 7 . 4 2 8 YELLOW 8 R C H -.

2 4 . 8 9 7 --

2 8 , 2 5 5 .-

2 9 , 7 6 5 . .

2 , 9 9 9 . .

HARD MAPLE 9 4 5 . . 9 4 5 .. -. -. . - .. .- SOFT MAPLE 646 9 1 5 . - 8 2 , 8 6 2 7 1 , 4 5 2 5 4 Ill

-- 1 7 3 , 4 2 3 1 5 1 2 6 8 1 0 6 7 9 0

BEECH 1 0 9 : 0 8 0 5 , 0 0 9

.. 1 4 , 0 3 9

SWEETGUM 2 7 : 6 6 0 9 : 9 5 3 14 ,317 1 1 , 7 5 3 2 2 ' 6 6 8 8 , 6 9 0

I . 6 0 3 , 4 0 2 TUPELO AND BLACKGUM -.

321 , 2 6 1 3 4 4 , 8 5 5 3 1 9 . 5 6 4 2 4 5 . 7 8 2 1 4 7 . 1 6 5 187 :815 3 6 , 9 6 0 2 , 7 1 6 , 9 8 8

ASH 1 5 1 , 1 0 1 .. 3 8 , 6 1 5 4 1 , 6 5 4 4 4 6 , 9 4 4 5 5 4 , 1 4 1 5 1 0 , 2 2 5 4 7 5 , 5 8 6 2 7 0 , 4 2 2 3 8 1 , 2 1 3 7 8 , 4 5 7

COTTONWOOD . . 2 8 , 9 2 2 2 8 , 7 2 8 8 , 4 2 0 2 , 7 7 8 1 , 9 8 4

7 0 , 2 6 2 1 2 . 6 3 3 1 9 , 6 8 7 9 , 0 3 4 9 , 2 3 3 1 0 , 4 9 9 9 , 1 7 6 .. BASSWOOD . . .. . . .. -. - - -. -- -. YELLOW-POPLAR 6 5 2 , 1 0 9 . . 9 3 . 4 7 3 6 6 , 5 6 3 1 3 1 , 1 5 7 1 8 , 9 9 5

. . 1 1 4 , 5 1 0 1 1 9 , 1 5 8 1 0 8 , 2 5 3

BAY AND MAGNOLIA 3 0 , 9 2 9 1 5 . 9 5 4 7 , 9 8 5 2 , 0 4 4 2 . 4 6 9 2 . 4 7 7 . . - - BLACK CHERRY 4 , 5 3 9 . . . . 4 , 5 3 9 . . .- - - -- .- BLACK WALNUT 3 , 4 7 6 . . 1 . 8 7 7 1 , 5 9 9 -. -- -- .. -- SYCAMORE 2 3 , 2 0 5 . . 2 , 3 1 0 1 , 0 9 6 6 , 5 7 6 3 , 0 1 4 3 . 7 7 0 6 . 4 3 9 -- BLACK LOCUST . . . . -- -. . . -. . . -- -. ELM 1 4 0 . 9 0 3 . . 2 0 , 6 4 4 1 9 , 0 2 7 2 6 , 0 1 3 2 5 . 3 9 7 1 3 , 5 6 5

. . OTHER EASTERN HARDWOODS 1 2 1 , 6 9 9 2 8 , 7 9 4 2 9 , 9 6 2 1 6 , 9 5 6 4 , 4 7 7 2 3 , 3 7 9 1 2 . 8 7 8 - 1 2 , 3 8 0 -~ 1 7 , 6 0 8 1 1 , 5 2 2 TOTAL HARDWOODS 8,529- ,898 - - 1 , 5 6 7 , 5 6 9 1 , 6 9 5 . 4 8 6 1 , 5 1 2 , 1 0 2 1 , 2 7 3 , 8 0 0 8 4 1 . 6 3 8 1 , 2 5 8 , 4 9 9 3 8 0 , 8 0 4

ALL SPECIES 1 9 , 2 2 2 , 6 5 4 -- 1 , 5 1 4 , 3 4 4 ~ - 3 , 5 3 6 , 1 9 1 3,902,Lll3,4Y0,335 2 , 6 6 6 , 6 7 6 1 , 6 0 4 , 3 4 1 2 , 0 8 6 , 6 9 4 4 2 1 , 9 6 0

.................. THUUSANO BOARD FEET - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SOFTWOOD:

ALL CCASSES

DIAMETER CLASS I INCHES AT 8 R m HEIGHT] 9 . 0 -

1 0 . 9 1 1 . 0 - 1 2 . 9

1 3 . 0 - 1 4 . 9

1 5 . 0 - 1 6 . 9

1 7 . 0 - 1 8 . 9

1 9 . 0 - 2 1 . 0 - 2 0 . 9 2 8 . 9

2 9 . 0 AND LARGER

T A8 L E 1 7 . --NET ANNU/./ GffOIYTH AND RiMDYAf S OF GKOIY/NG STOCK ON COMMEffC/Af FOREST LAND, BBY SfEC/ES, /9 /3

-- SPEC I ES 1 NET ANNUAL GROWTH 1 ANNUAL TIMBER R E M X . - THOO'SAND CUBIC FEET - -

SOFTWOOD:

YELLOW PINES 1 0 8 , 1 7 5 1 3 0 , 3 4 6 - - - - EASTERN WHITE P I N E - - - - SPRUCE AND F I R

CYPRESS 3 , 9 3 2 5 , 5 8 5 OTHER EASTERN SOFTWOODS 2 , 7 5 4 6 1 9

TOTAL SOFTWOODS 1 1 4 , 8 6 1 1 3 6 . 5 5 0

HARDWOOD:

SELECT WHITE AND RED OAKS 1 2 , 2 6 8 1 1 , 1 1 0 OTHER WHITE AND RED OAKS 1 7 , 2 9 7 1 2 , 5 6 5 H l C K O R Y 1 , 3 7 5 9 3 7

- - . . YELLOW BIRCH 3 1 - - HARD MAPLE

SWEETGUM 2 2 , 3 3 9 1 9 , 6 4 7 ASH,WALNUT, AND BLACK CHERRY 2 , 9 8 9 3 , 0 4 5 YELLOW-POPLAR 1 5 , 0 7 8 5 , 6 4 3 TUPELO AND BLACKGUM 1 6 , 9 6 0 2 6 , 2 7 5 BAY AND MAGNOLIA 6 8 3 2 9 2 OTHER EASTERN HARDWOODS 2 7 , 4 7 5 1 1 , 9 1 9

TOTAL HARDWOODS 1 1 6 , 5 0 1 9 1 , 1 3 3

ALL SPECIES 2 3 1 , 3 6 2 2 2 7 , 9 8 3

T A0 L E 1 8 . --NET A N M f GfDKTH AND REMOVAL S O f SAit'T/MBER ON COMMERC/Af F O M T LAND, BY SPEC/ES, /973

SPEC I ES I NET ANNUAL GROWTH 1 ANNUAL TIMBER REMOVALS . . - THOUSAND BOAKD FEET - - -

SOFTWOOD:

YELLOW PINES 4 7 8 , 9 9 0 5 7 9 , 6 2 8 EASTERN WHITE P I N E - - - -

- - - - SPRUCE AND F I R CYPRESS 1 9 , 8 6 8 2 6 , 7 2 5 OTHER EASTERN SOFTWOODS 1 1 . 4 5 4 3 6 6

TOTAL SOFTWOODS 5 1 0 , 3 1 2 6 0 6 , 7 1 9 - HARDWOOD:

SELECT WHITE AND RED OAKS 4 4 , 8 3 5 3 8 , 1 6 0 OTHER WHITE AND RED OAKS 5 6 , 7 5 2 4 2 , 3 5 7 HICKORY 5 , 4 7 8 2 , 7 0 1

- - -- YELLOW BIRCH 4 8 - - HARD MAPLE

SWEETGUM 7 4 , 9 9 4 7 5 , 9 5 5 ASH,WALNUT, AND BLACK CHERRY 9 , 0 3 1 9 , 3 3 0 YELLOW-POPLAR 5 4 , 0 9 4 2 0 , 1 1 0 TUPELO AND BLACKGUM 6 5 , 7 7 7 1 0 8 , 8 4 4 BAY AND MAGNOLIA 1 , 8 6 3 4 1 4 OTHER EASTERN HARDWOODS 5 7 , 7 2 4 3 3 , 8 6 3

TOTAL HARDWOODS 3 7 0 , 5 9 6 3 3 1 , 7 3 4

ALL SPECIES 8 8 0 , 9 0 8 9 3 8 , 4 5 3

T A B L E 1 9 . - -NO//'AL / TY Of GROWING STOCK AND SAPT/YBFR ON COMMEnC/Af fOff57 LAND, BY SPEC/FS, /9/3

S P E C l E S I G R O W I N G S T O C K I SAWT l MBER THOi/SAND Cb'B/C FEE/ THOUSAND BOARD F tE l

SOFTWOOD:

Y E L L O W P I N E S E A S T E R N W H I T E P I N E

1 9 , 8 4 4 -- 4 6 , 6 2 4

S P R U C E AND F I R - -

- - C Y P R E S S

- - O T H E R E A S T E R N SOFTWOODS

4 7 8 55

1 , 4 6 8 - -

T O T A L SOFTWOODS 2 0 , 3 7 7 4 8 , 0 9 2 --- HARDWOOD:

S E L E C T W H I T E AND RED O A K S O T H E R W H I T E AND RED O A K S H I C K O R Y Y E L L O W B I R C H H A R D M A P L E SWEETGUM A S H , W A L N U T , AND B L A C K C H E R R Y Y E L L O W - P O P L A R T U P E L O AND B L A C K G U M B A Y AND M A G N O L I A O T H E R E A S T E R N HARDWOODS

T O T A L HARDWOODS

A L L S P E C I E S

T A B L E 2 0 . --YOlUKf Of A f f f /YE TRffS AND CRDY/NG STOCX' ON CDMMiRC/Af FOREST !AND, BY OYNERSH//P CfASS AM' SPfC/ IS CRDVP, /914

A L L L I V E T R L E S 1 GROWING STOCK

OWNERSHIP C L A S S

T A B L E 2 1 . --YO! U , , Of SAWT/MBEiP ON COMYiRC/AL FORfSi f AND, BY UYMERSSH/P Cf ASS AND S?KC/ES CROUP, 1974

SMALL SAWTIMBER' I LARGE SAWTIMBER'

A L L OTHER SOFT HARD A L L O T H E R "Ti?- SPEC 1 E S I ' I N E 1 SOFTWOOD 1 HARDWOOD / HARDWOOD 1 S P E C I E S / ' I N E [ SOFTWOOD / HARDWOOD HARDWOOD

OWNERSHIP C L A S S

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /!,O"SAflD '-VB/C FffT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

N A T I O N A L FOREST 1 2 1 , 1 3 3 9 8 , 9 3 3 3 . 0 2 7 1 3 , 8 1 6 5 , 3 5 7 1 1 3 1 5 9 9 7 , 4 8 9 173 10 .930 4 , 5 6 7 OTHER P U B L I C 9 2 674 4 4 , 0 7 6 1 , 9 3 4 3 5 , 6 9 4 1 0 . 9 7 0 8 0 : 5 3 4 4 2 , 7 9 9 1 , 5 6 6 27 347 8 , 8 2 2 FOREST I N D U S T R Y 1 0 9 2 : 7 4 5 436 ,338 3 5 , 9 3 7 500 ,464 120 006 9 8 2 , 8 5 2 432 ,067 3 3 , 8 7 7 4 1 8 : 9 7 7 97 ,931 FARMER 3 : 1 3 2 . 6 7 0 1 , 1 5 2 , 1 3 2 9 4 , 0 8 5 1 , 2 5 9 , 7 5 2 6 2 6 : 7 0 1 2 , 8 4 4 , 3 9 9 1 , 1 4 7 . 6 3 9 8 8 , 3 5 0 1 , 0 7 4 . 7 3 6 533 .674 M I S C E L L A N E O U S P R I V A T E 2 , 0 6 7 , 4 1 3 827 ,969 104 .073 8 0 2 , 6 0 0 3 3 2 , 7 7 1 1 , 8 5 2 , 2 7 9 8 1 5 , 0 9 0 9 8 , 6 5 6 664 ,976 2 7 3 , 5 5 7

A L L OWNERSHIPS 6 , 5 0 6 , 6 3 5 2 , 5 5 9 , 4 4 8 2 3 9 , 0 5 6 2 , 6 1 2 , 3 2 6 1 , 0 9 5 , 8 0 5 5 , 8 7 3 , 2 2 3 2 , 5 3 5 . 0 8 4 2 2 2 , 6 2 2 2 m 6 6 918 .551

A L L OTHER SOFT HARD A L L OTHER SOFT HARD S P E C I E S 1 ' I N E 1 SOFTWOOD / HARDWOOO / HARDWOOD S P E C I E S 1 ' I N E I SOFTWOOD I HARDWOOD / HAR- ..................... THOflSAN' #OA,qJ f f i / ....................

N A T I O N A L FOREST 2 5 1 , 0 0 3 233 .832 .. 1 0 , 9 4 5 6 , 2 2 6 127 ,657 104 .303 835 1 6 , 9 0 2 5 , 6 1 7 OTHER P U B L I C 131 .549 9 6 , 3 9 1 2 , 6 4 3 2 6 . 5 6 8 5 947 9 2 , 6 4 8 26 .505 4 , 8 6 8 4 8 , 2 9 7 1 2 , 9 7 8 FOREST I N D U S T R Y 1 463 614 8 9 4 , 3 0 3 4 1 , 4 6 1 440 ,141 8 7 : 7 0 9 1 , 6 5 2 , 2 7 2 597 ,932 9 4 . 2 2 8 7 4 8 , 8 4 0 2 1 1 , 2 7 2 FARMER 4 ' 2 9 5 ' 0 8 7 2 ,401 , 6 6 3 147 ,452 1 , 1 7 8 , 7 2 9 567 243 5 385 571 2 416 ,883 2 3 9 , 6 3 2 1 , 8 5 9 , 6 5 2 869 .404 M I S C E L L A N E O U S P R I V A T E 2 : 8 1 1 : 3 9 5 1 , 6 6 9 , 0 7 9 2 0 2 , 7 6 9 6 9 7 , 2 4 8 2 4 2 : 2 9 9 3 : 0 1 1 : 8 5 8 1 : 3 7 8 . 6 5 8 139 ,319 9 1 8 , 8 0 8 575 ,073 -

A L L OWNERSHIPS 8,952.648 5 , 2 9 5 , 2 6 8 394.3-,353,631 909 ,424 1 0 , 2 7 0 , 0 0 6 4,524,281 4 7 8 , 8 8 2 3 , 5 9 2 , 4 9 9 1,67= ' V O L U M E OF SAWTIMBER TREES L E S S T H A N 15 .0 I N C H E S AT D . B . H . ' V O L U M E OF SAWTIMBER TREES 1 5 . 0 I N C H E S AND LARGER AT D.B.H.

TABLE 2 5 . --NET ANNOAl 6RGPiH AND ff~WO6'Af S Of SAYI/MBFR ON COYiVERC/Af FOIFSf f AND, BY OWNFRSH/P Cf ASS AND SPFC/ iS DROOP, / 9 / 3 -- ---

PINE

NET AN-ROWTH 1 ANNUAL TIMBER REMOVALS OWNERSHIP CLASS OTHER SOFT HARD ALL OTHER SOFT

SPECIES / SOFTWOOD HARDWOOD HARDWOOD SqEClES / ' INE / SO!- I HARDWOOD / HARDWOOD HARD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - fHU#SANU BDAfff fFE,T. . . - . . . . - - - . - - . . - . . .

NATIONAL FOREST 1 9 , 6 7 4 1 7 , 8 4 4 23 10 .543

995 812 6 , 2 8 5 5 , 8 2 6 . . 7 , 1 6 5 149 2 , 0 6 1 1 . 1 6 8 3 , 2 3 8 . .

-. OTHER PUBLIC

459

FOREST INDUSTRY 132,545 7 5 . 7 2 3 2 , 1 7 0 1 , 0 6 8 - - 3 , 7 5 7 FARMER

40 ,529 12 ,536 3 1 9 , 7 2 3 441 ,589 2 2 7 . 5 7 6 1 2 , 3 9 5

236 ,334 130 .773

6 . 6 2 8 7 0 . 8 4 5 417 .763

5 3 , 1 8 7 23 ,574

MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE 276 ,557 1 5 0 , 6 8 2 1 4 , 9 9 8 35 ,695 191 ,444 2 3 3 , 6 0 4 9 . 3 0 6 118 .003 5 6 . 8 5 0 7 5 . 1 8 2 101,694 1 1 , 1 5 7 6 1 . 3 2 2 17 .271

- ALL OWNERSHIPS 880 .908 4 7 8 , 9 9 0 3 1 . 3 2 2 2 4 9 , 5 4 0 121 ,056 9 3 8 , 4 5 3 579 .628 2 7 , 0 9 1 2 3 3 , 5 8 0 5 8 , 1 5 4

T A8 L E 2 2 . --NET A N M f GIOU'LV AND RF#OY4I S Of GROV/NG STOCK ON COUKFRC/Af FOREST iA//ff, BY UWNERSK/P Cf ASS ANU SPFC/ES GRO#P, / 9 / 3

OWNERSHIP CLASS NET ANNUAL GROWTH 1 ANNUAL TIMBER REMOVALS

ALL OTHER SOFT HARD SPECIES

ALL - I ' I N E I SOFTWOOD HARDWOOD I HARDWOOD 1 SPECIES 1 OTHER SOFT HARD ' I N E 1 SOFTWOOD 1 HARDWOOD 1 HARDWOOD

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /HU#SAND C#B/C f , / . - . . . . . . . . . . - . . . NATIONAL FOREST 5 , 1 3 8 4 ,371 4 OTHER PUBLIC

601 162 1 . 7 2 6 1 ,544 .. 3,344

. - 1,971 26 1 , 0 3 6 311 1 , 4 0 0 931 -. 182

40 .076 21 ,358 1 3 , 6 0 9 3 . 6 5 5 469 . .

FOREST INDUSTRY FARMER

1 ,454 109 790 4 6 , 6 7 4 I , 983

7 7 , 8 0 6 5 3 , 0 0 8 39 .768

I , 3 3 7 2 1 , 3 6 5

1 5 , 4 7 7 9 7 . 7 2 9

7 , 9 8 4

MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE 73 :014 33 ,801 3 , 2 1 9 2 6 , 1 4 7 5 1 , 6 8 4 2 9 . 4 5 7 1 4 , 7 2 9 9 , 8 4 7 1 . 8 5 9

4 9 . 3 2 2 23 .179 3 , 0 0 8 1 6 , 5 1 2 6 , 2 2 3

ALL OWNERSHIPS 231,362 1 0 8 , 1 7 5 6 . 6 8 6 8 1 , 1 6 1 3 5 . 3 4 0 .- 227 983 130 ,346 6 . 2 0 4 6 2 . 3 1 5 2 9 3

TABLE 2 4 . --AYFRAOF NET YOlUYE PFR A C M Of SAYI/KBFR, GROY/NG STOCK, AN@ Ol' iFf i / V L I /K8FR' OK COKKERC/Ai fOR6S I IANO, B I OYNERSH/f C/ ASS, KAJUR fORFS/ TYfE. AND S /FC / fS GROU?, / /9/4

FOREST TYPE, OWNERSHIP CLASS S P E C I E S G R O U P , AND A L L OWNERSHIPS 1 / F O R E S T I N D U S T R Y I F A R M E R MISC. PRIVATE CLASS OF M A T E L ,

BOARD CUB/C BOARD CUB/C BOARD CU8/C BOARD CUE/C BOARD CUB/C BOARD CUB/C i ~ ~ i r FEET i iEr FFFI F FEFI i i i r ~ F F I i 6 ~ 1 FFFI FFFI

P I N E TYPES: GROWING STOCK:

SOFTWOOD HARD'NOOD

TOTAL OTHER TIMBER:

SOFTWOOD HARDkOOD

TOTAL

O A K - P I N E TYPES: GROWING STOCK:

SOFTWOOD HARDWOOD

i " T A l

OTHER TIMBER: SOFTWOOD HARDWOOD -

TOT AL

UPLAND HARDWOOD TYPES: GROWING STOCK:

2 0 1 1 , 6 6 4 2 5 5 -. - - SOFTWOOD 9 0 5 1 . 1 2 8 2 2 9 8 2 6 1 9 0 1 , 0 4 6 2 2 3 HARDWOOD 2 , 9 6 4 1 , 0 6 0 2 8 2 1 1 , 7 6 4 1 , 7 5 0 5R7 4 , 2 6 4 1 . 2 2 9 2 , 1 9 2 1 . 0 4 1 3 , 0 0 1 1 , 0 5 9 -- -

TOTAL 3 , 8 6 9 1 , 2 6 1 8 , 4 6 5 2 , 0 1 9 1 , 7 5 0 5 8 1 5 , 3 9 2 1 , 4 5 8 3 . 6 1 8 1 , 2 3 1 4 . 0 4 7 1 , 2 8 2 OTHER TIMBER: -. - - - - . . .. 2 -- -. . - 1 SOFTWOOO -. I . - 4 9 . . 1 6 7 -. . . . . 1 3 3 - 1 4 1 .- -- 1 4 6 HARDWOOD 1 4 6

. - 4 9 -. 1 6 7 -- 1 4 8 -. . . 1 3 3 1 4 2 TOTAL .. - 1 4 1

BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD TYPES: GROWING STOCK;

SOFTWOOD I. 1 6 4 2 7 5 8 6 3 2 2 5 5 6 3 1 4 3 9 8 2 2 2 3 1 , 2 9 1 2 7 5 1 , 1 5 1 3 0 9 HARDWOOD - 4 , 5 3 9 1 , 5 7 5 - - 1 2 3 3 1 0 _ 4 , 0 9 4 1 , 4 3 6 4 , 8 9 3 1 , 6 5 6 5 . 2 8 0 1 , 7 4 7 3 . 6 0 0 1 , 3 6 0

TOTAL 5 . 1 0 3 1 , 8 5 0 9 8 6 5 3 5 4 , 6 5 7 1 , 5 1 9 5 , 8 7 5 1 , 8 7 9 6 , 5 1 1 2 . 0 2 2 4 , 1 5 1 1 . 6 6 9

OTHER TIMBER: . - -. 1 0 2 2 -- 1 2 - - . . 2 5 5 1 3 SOFTWOOD .. - 1 3

- - 5 1 2 . - 3 5 7 -. 3 2 1 . . HARDWOOD -- -- Ill --- 3 2 0 3 3 2 . . . - - -- - - -

- - . - 3 6 7 -- 3 3 9 -. -- - - 4 2 6 5 3 4 3 3 3 TOTAL 3 4 5

PLL TYPES: GROWING STOCK:

SOFTWOOD 2 . 6 0 1 6 7 1 3 , 1 1 9 8 9 9 2 , 0 1 1 E84 1 , 6 9 2 4 8 4 3 . 1 2 9 7 4 3 2 , 5 8 6 6 9 7 HlRDWOOD 2 , 0 1 5 7 5 8 3 6 5 1 4 3 1 , 4 4 6 5 5 8 1 . 5 4 6 5 3 7 2 . 6 9 0 9 6 1 1 , 8 5 7 7 1 6

~- ~ .- TOTAL 4 , 6 7 6 1 , 1 2 9 3 . 4 8 4 1 , 0 4 2 3 , 4 5 7 1 , 1 4 2 3 , 2 3 8 1 , 0 2 1 5 , 8 1 9 1 . 7 1 0 4 . 4 4 3 1 , 4 1 3

OTHER I Y B E H : -. . - 7 2 5 - - 6 -. - - . . 40

-- 1 4 SOFTWOOD 1 0 - - -- 1 6 2 -. 1 0 8 1 6 1 1 5 0 - - 3 4 HARD'#OOD -- 144

. ~ - ~- . . ~- 1 8 7 -- 1 1 5 . . 1 7 3 . . - - 1 5 4 - - 7 4 1 6 r TOTAL

A1 L T IhlBER _ -- 4 ,616- 1 , 5 8 3 3 , 4 8 4 1 , 1 1 6 . % ! 5 7 1 i ! 2 i _ 2 3 8 1 3 6 - 5 i E 9 1 , ! ? ~ . ~ ~ ~ ' ROUGH AND ROTlEN TREES.

C O M M E R C I A L F O R E S T L A N D :

T A B L E 2 5 . - - [AND AREA, BY Cl ASS, MAJOR fORES7 TYfF, AND SURYFY COMPLIT/ON DA TF, 1955, /963, AND / 9 7 4

P I N E AND O A K - P I N E T Y P E S 2 , 3 9 1 , 1 0 0 2 , 5 4 0 , 1 9 8 2 , 2 3 8 , 9 7 9 - 3 0 1 , 2 1 9 HARDWOOD T Y P E S 1 , 7 4 9 , 3 0 0 1 , 7 0 7 , 6 8 3 1 , 8 7 1 , 4 0 0 + 1 6 3 , 7 1 7

T O T A L 4 , 1 4 0 , 4 0 0 4 , 2 4 7 , 8 8 1 4 , 1 1 0 , 3 7 9 - 1 3 7 , 5 0 2 N O N C O M M E R C I A L F O R E S T L A N D : -

L A N D U S E C L A S S

P R O D U C T I V E - R E S E R V E D U N P R O D U C T I V E

400 700 1 , 7 5 6 + 1 , 0 5 6 261 , 4 0 0 3 8 , 1 6 4 3 4 , 1 7 2 - 3 , 9 9 2

T O T A L 261 , 8 0 0 3 8 , 8 6 4 3 5 , 9 2 8 - 2 , 9 3 6 N O N F O R E S T L A N D :

C R O P L A N D 1 , 8 0 4 , 1 0 0 1 , 7 3 3 , 3 0 1 1 , 8 1 4 , 6 1 6 + 8 1 , 3 1 5 P A S T U R E AND RANGE OTHER

1 2 5 , 4 0 0 181 ,996 9 1 , 6 5 6 - 9 0 , 3 4 0 4 1 3 , 5 0 0 4 4 2 , 2 6 2 5 8 2 , 1 1 0 + 1 3 9 , 8 4 8

2 , 3 5 7 , 5 5 9 2 , 4 8 8 , 3 8 2 + 1 3 0 , 8 2 3

S U R V E Y C O M P L E T I O N D A T E

I

6 , 6 4 4 , 3 0 4 6 , 6 3 4 , 6 8 9 - 9 , 6 1 5 R E A S .

CHANGE 1 9 5 5 1 9 6 3 I 1 9 7 4 1 9 6 3 - 1 9 7 4 - - - - - - A C R E S - - - - - - - -

F O R E S T L A N D :

Welch, Richard L. , and Knight, Herher t A. 1974. Fores t s ta t i s t ics for the Northern Coasta l Plain of

North Carolina, 1974. USDA F o r . Serv . Resour . Bull. SE-30, 3 3 p . S o u t h e a s t . F o r . Exp. Stn., Asheville. N.C.

New Fores t Survey findings identify seve ra l highly significant t r ends in th i s 23-county a r e a . Between 1963 and 1974, commerc ia l fores t a r e a decreased by more than 3 percent to 4.1 million a c r e s , and a r e a o c c u p l e d by sawtimber stands dropped by a million a c r e s . Total volume of growing-stock t lmber inched up by 2 percent, but most of th is modest gain was i n sma l l hardwood. A healthy, 29-percent increase in annual growth failed to keep pace with a 53-percent surge in annual t imber removals. In 1973, slightly over half of the growth was hardwood, yet 60 percent of the volume removed was s o f t w o o d . As a result , softwood removals exceeded growth by 19 percent.

Forest Seruice - U.S. Department of Agriculture

Southeastern Forest Experiment Station

Asheuille, North Carolina

i forest statistics for the northern coastal plainprevious inventories, completed in 1937, 1955, and...

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